Chapter 359: Game of Tag (Combined Chapter)
In short, Mr. Kobayashi who rehearsed a parent-teacher meeting in the school late at night, and the Dean of Academic Affairs who ran to the school in the dark to find a wig, together constitute the "N big weird stories" of this school.
The degree of social death these two people suffered after their actions were discovered was not enough to be their motive for killing four children... Jiang Xia's thoughts paused slightly when he thought of this. No, wait, in this world, killing someone because "I don't want my bald head to be seen by students" is not impossible.
Unfortunately, at present, there is indeed no murderous aura from the Dean of Academic Affairs and Teacher Kobayashi... Jiang Xia secretly sighed, wondering if he could try to cultivate some murderous aura after the Dean's bald head was exposed.
…
Conan rushed back to the infirmary and saw the mannequin standing quietly in the corner. There was nothing unusual in the room, but the missing Ayumi was also missing.
While observing, Conan vaguely felt that someone was spying on him.
He turned his head instinctively and suddenly met the eyes of Xiao Hei in the corridor.
Conan was stunned for a moment, then rushed over to chase.
However, because his legs were not long enough, he could not catch up with the suspicious person who was also running, and gradually lost him.
When he stopped panting, Conan turned around and found that there was only Genta Kojima behind him.
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya is missing.
"...Misuhiko?!"
The voice was silent in the gloomy corridor, and no one responded.
...Another one was lost.
Conan looked towards the end of the corridor which was getting darker and darker and more invisible, his face extremely solemn - he had been chasing that suspicious figure, and Mitsuhiko was running behind him. Given the size of the teaching building, no matter how fast the suspicious person was, it was impossible for him to go around and catch Mitsuhiko behind him during this period of time... In other words, if Mitsuhiko's disappearance was caused by human interference, it meant that there were at least two suspicious people lurking in the school!
The situation was far worse than he expected...
Conan finally remembered to ask for help.
He took out his cell phone and wanted to call Jiang Xia, then he pressed the screen and it was dark - the phone had run out of battery and turned off automatically.
...If I had known this, I shouldn’t have played with my cell phone during class. Conan raised his hand and hammered the innocent windowsill regretfully.
Then he began to wonder whether he should continue to stay in the teaching building or rush to the school gate to see if Jiang Xia was still there.
——If you ask Jiang Xia for help, you don’t need to worry about your fighting ability not being as good as an adult. Two adults doesn’t matter, unless it happens that some fighting champion team comes to the elementary school for a tour late at night…
But at the same time, there are certain risks in involving Jiangxia.
For example, if Ayumi and Mitsuhiko, who were suspected to be controlled, temporarily escaped from the criminals and shouted for help, and at that time Conan happened to leave the teaching building to look for Jiang Xia, he would not be able to follow the sound in time to save the two children.
As for acting separately from Genta... given the frequency of embarrassment in this cannibalistic teaching building, plus Genta's level of suicidal tendencies, Conan really can't feel at ease.
In addition, it was the same reason - the criminal had two hostages, and Jiang Xia would definitely be constrained by taking care of the children. This act of directly seeking external help itself could easily stimulate the criminal.
If the criminal originally didn't intend to kill the child because he despised the child, but at this moment, a person with clear logic, excellent memory, and the ability to provide effective testimony in court suddenly appeared...it is uncertain whether the criminal would kill the child.
At this time, Yuan Tai, who had also become timid, sneakily opened the door of the teacher's office and secretly asked Conan: "There is a landline here, why don't we make a call to find someone to help?"
When talking about "looking for someone", Yuan Tai couldn't help but think of Jiang Xia.
...Although Jiang Xia's image in his eyes is not much different from that of a devil, as the saying goes, only a devil can fight a devil...and in Yuantai's heart, Jiang Xia is undoubtedly an oversized and terrifying devil.
"Okay." After hearing this suggestion, Conan walked into the office without stopping, and Jiang Xia's shadow appeared in his mind at the same time.
...Although there are many concerns, it is undeniable that Jiangxia is indeed very reliable when it comes to punishing evil.
Conan figured it out quickly - he would call Jiang Xia first, and then call the police.
Although it was not easy to call Jiang Xia directly for various reasons, we could tell Jiang Xia about the situation in the teaching building and ask him to pick up the police who were about to arrive at the school, so as to prevent the police in Mihua City from making inappropriate moves, such as chasing after the criminals with sirens blaring when they should have caught them off guard...
In addition, Jiang Xia was outside and had a clearer view. With his inhumanly fast reasoning speed, he might be able to pin the criminal down before he could react, without having to go through a "hostage confrontation" or other dilemmas.
…
In the corridor, Vermouth stood beside Jiang Xia, staring at the low flashlight in the office.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a faint light beside her.
I turned around and saw that it was Jiang Xia's cell phone screen - a call came in.
Jiang Xia's phone was on silent mode, but he obviously noticed the incoming call.
While Jiang Xia took out her phone to check, Vermouth stole a glance at the strange number on the screen without any notes. Then she looked at Conan who was dialing in the office, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, but she quickly seemed to understand something and nodded secretly.
She remembered that there was a police station nearby. But now, cool guy actually called Uzo instead of calling the police first...the two children get along very well. And this indirectly confirmed that there must have been similar things before, otherwise cool guy would not be so decisive in asking for help.
"Amuro Toru's" expression didn't change much, but the murderous aura emanating from him had unknowingly dissipated a little.
Jiang Xia glanced at her out of the corner of his eye with some dissatisfaction.
Then he hesitated for a moment and answered the phone.
He hesitated because he originally thought that he should create an atmosphere of "not wanting to expose his relationship with Kudo's friends in front of the organization members", and he hung up the phone in a second.
But on second thought, he felt that if he really wanted to cover it up, he would never hang up at this time, but would answer the phone and pretend that "Toru Amuro" was not around.
If you pinch it off on purpose, you might be overdoing it and your IQ or acting skills might be doubted.
...Besides, he just climbed over the wall to look for the kids, and there was nothing to hide about his friendship with the kids. So it would be better to be frank, so that Vermouth would think that Uzo was so attentive to the kids in front of "Amuro Toru" because he wanted "Amuro Toru" to think that he was building a good relationship with the neighbors by taking care of the kids, and then working hard to create a positive and positive identity for the Red Team - for a far-sighted member of the organization, this is also a useful operation to hide in the city...
As he was thinking, Jiang Xia pressed his forehead when he answered the phone. Oh, it's so confusing, the evil vest spirit, and this time it happened to be two vest spirits with vests stacked together. It's as hard to count as a thousand layers of cake... Tsk, next time I encounter something similar, I must not be confused by the murderous aura, I must decisively drive away the "Amuro Toru" in disguise, so that Vermouth might change into another skin to approach him, which will not only save the murderous aura, but also save a lot of brain cells.
But this time, I have endured it until now, so I might as well complete the journey first.
And according to the news brought back by the Mist Tengu who was wandering around under orders, maybe we can get some more murderous aura...
Jiang Xia sighed and answered the phone before speaking: "Conan?"
...Yes, that's right, in front of "Amuro Toru", I have to cover up for Kudo. According to his habit of waiting for others to speak first after answering the phone, calling "Conan" in advance when answering an unfamiliar call should be enough to make Kudo realize that there is something wrong.
On the other side of the phone, Conan was stunned for a moment and swallowed back the lines that were logically clear and could have explained the situation immediately.
Before he could think about the tone of voice he should use with a child, he heard Jiang Xia say, not too fast but without giving anyone room to interrupt, "I have something to do right now. I'll talk to you guys later. Go do what you should do."
After whispering this, Jiang Xia hung up the phone under Vermouth's puzzled gaze.
"We've had enough fun, let's go catch those two mice." Jiang Xia explained perfunctorily, "If we rashly make contact with that kid, our position will be exposed to the hidden criminals. It's better to let them continue to move at their own pace, and we will seize the opportunity to catch them."
...To deal with two thieves who sneaked into the elementary school, such a cautious approach was required - under normal circumstances, Vermouth might have revealed a meaningful and sarcastic smile.
And now, she did show such an expression on Amuro Toru's face, but she couldn't help but agree in her heart: As expected of Uzo, he is so meticulous even in small matters. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he has been mixed between the red and black parties but has not exposed his identity so far.
After Jiang Xia gave a misleading explanation, he ignored Vermouth's imagination and walked towards the classroom with the ghosts of his parents hanging on his legs, ready to capture Teacher Kobayashi first.
Teacher Kobayashi was relatively honest. When she heard voices in the corridor, she realized that there were other people in the school, so she huddled under the podium with her knees hugged, intending to wait until everyone else left before sneaking out to practice.
If she doesn't move, it means that she can't pose a threat to Conan, and thus can't squeeze out the murderous aura of Vermouth... So of the two people, she should be captured first.
…
When Jiang Xia took two young humans and a "Toru Amuro" to find Teacher Kobayashi.
Conan in the health room fell into deep thought as he listened to the busy tone on the receiver.
Based on the conversation just now, with the tacit understanding between him and Jiang Xia... Conan thought of this and couldn't help but reveal a tired half-moon eye - where did the tacit understanding between him and Jiang Xia come from? Jiang Xia has always been very good at solving cases, and even if he occasionally slowed down, he would just stand there listlessly... In short, the pace of the two has almost never been synchronized, so naturally there is no way they can cooperate to catch people.
However, Jiang Xia's words "Do what you should do" are quite meaningful. Conan touched his chin, thinking that this might be a hint that he could do whatever he wanted and act freely?
... Considering that Jiang Xia knew the caller was "Conan" the first time he received the strange phone call... Jiang Xia must have noticed that they hadn't been out for a long time and felt something was wrong, so he went into the teaching building to check, and then he found someone following a few children in the shadows.
Allowing him to move freely is to make it easier to track the movements of the two followers based on the children's positions?
A series of speculations flashed through Conan's mind, and he quickly decided to follow his inner thoughts and take another walk in the corridor - Jiang Xia was more familiar with his behavior, so this should be within Jiang Xia's expectations.
The only two remaining little boys walked slowly along the deep corridor.
When he reached the stairs, Conan heard Yuanta's trembling voice: "Blood...there's blood!!"
Conan was startled, and the faces of the missing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko flashed through his mind. He looked over suddenly and saw a line of sticky blood flowing down the railing.
While Genta was dodging in panic, Conan quickly stepped forward and touched it.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "...It's paint."
Conan felt a sense of disharmony in his heart and thought for a moment. He thought that since the peepers knew where they were, there was no need to worry about exposing their location...why not take advantage of the situation?
…
Vermouth followed Jiang Xia and came to a classroom.
Two or three meters behind them, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko were huddled together, not daring to make a sound, so quiet that it seemed as if they did not exist.
Jiang Xia grabbed the handrail on the classroom door, lifted it slightly, and slid the door open silently.
Without him pointing the direction, Vermouth had already cast his gaze towards the large podium at the front of the classroom. There was a faint sound of breathing there - there was someone under the podium.
...She had clearly walked the same path as Uzo and saw the same scene, but she didn't even notice that there was someone hiding here. Instead, after Uzo decided to catch someone, he walked straight here without hesitation... With such insight, it's no wonder that the organization noticed her. Vermouth's mood was extremely complicated for a moment.
She habitually glanced at the layout of the classroom and was about to go forward to help Jiang Xia surround the people under the podium.
But at this moment, a child's scream suddenly echoed in the corridor: "Ah——!!"
...Shinichi? !
Vermouth turned around and tried to run over there.
But before taking a step, she glanced at Jiang Xia beside her.
Although Wu Zuo also looked in the direction of the corridor, he did not look anxious. Instead, he looked "not unexpected".
Almost at the same time, Conan's exaggerated voice came from afar again: "Help! There's a ghost, and there's blood! It's so scary!"
Vermouth: "..."
...What's going on?
Having been an actor for a long time, Vermouth can of course tell that Conan's acting is not sophisticated enough.
Did Uzo actually collude with Cool Guy by using those words just now?
She immediately dispelled her momentum, took two steps naturally, leaned against the door, and pretended that she had just heard the screams and wanted to come to the corridor to see what was going on.
Jiang Xia silently watched her back, thinking that she is indeed an actress with good acting skills...I hope Conan has the opportunity to learn a little from this and not howl so dryly next time.
(End of this chapter)
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